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Reading excerpts from Levitsky and Ziblatt’s 2018 book How Democracies Die and from other contemporary writings, we will consider where the U.S. falls in the current global democratic regression/authoritarian wave; discuss the responsibility of political parties and the role of media and social media; read true and fictional stories of living under authoritarian rule; and reflect on what actions are best for saving democracy under threat, including what makes for effective protest marches to boycotts to protest poetry.